I am grateful that during my farming years, I realised what a great advantage it was to be able to live in a house on the farm as part of my salary. Our friends were not so lucky and had to pay a lot of rent every month just to have a roof over their […]
Read moreSometimes I overthink things, perhaps more than I should. This is especially true when I compare myself to others who seem to have it all together. Their clothes are always neat, and their hair is perfectly styled. At times like these, I feel inadequate. They look as if they never sin. They never let slip […]
Read moreOne shouldn’t give the devil too much credit, but there’s one thing you’ll never be able to accuse him of – laziness. He’s certainly no couch potato. I suspect the guy isn’t too stupid either, because when I look around me at people who’ve made wrong choices and I see how much havoc their wrong […]
Read morePipes often burst on the farm and it was quite a process to repair the leak. First, the big pump at the dam had to be switched off, since the water was bubbling from the ground and flowing down the road. Then we had to get the spades and dig carefully so as not to […]
Read moreWe had an event at a school in Wolmaransstad. The people warned us that the roads in the town weren’t that good. You know we don’t actually realise what potholes are here in the Western Cape. We couldn’t believe what we were seeing. Potholes of all sizes covered the roads. In one spot it was […]
Read moreSome people can eat what they want and keep as thin as a rake. I, on the other hand, only look at food and I can feel may waist thickening. It’s a never-ending struggle to get rid of the extra fat that moves uninvited onto my body. I count the extra weight in 2-litre Coke […]
Read moreA minister was criticised quite badly once for tearing a few pages from the Bible while preaching. The churchgoers were very upset, which is understandable. The minister said we read the Bible the way we want to, only reading the nice and pretty parts. We don’t read those parts that slam into us. We don’t […]
Read moreThe other day I was helping a friend of mine who stays far away from here. He probably doesn’t even know how much I do for him. I spent almost a whole day in my already busy week doing stuff for him. Although it was physical work, I enjoyed it. It was good to do […]
Read moreI was drinking a percolated coffee on a farm. It was harvest time. Outside you could hear the workers gathering the harvest and loading the trucks. I was fairly tired from recording the Sunday sermon. Suddenly a man came in. I recognised him from somewhere, but couldn’t make the connection. Then I remembered I had […]
Read moreMany people are made to be decent. It’s as if they never do anything wrong. Their hair is always perfect. They are really pleasant people and won’t harm a fly. I wish I could’ve been like that, but I’m more of a boundary tester. And it’s not as if I go looking to test the […]
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